Amanda Anisimova of the United States won the Qatar Open on Saturday for her third career title and first since 2022.
She beat former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko of Lativa 6-4, 6-3 in a final, disrupted twice by rain.
After the second rain delay, Anisimova won the last three games to become the first American to win the Doha title since Monica Seles in 2002.
“It was actually quite stressful, especially with the rain, at 3-3,” Anisimova said.
“I was trying to stay focused. There's not much that either of us could do with the conditions. But I think that game was super important, and I'm happy that it went my way.”
Ranked No. 41, Anisimova was close to a top 20 debut.
The 37th-ranked Ostapenko appeared in her 17th final and missed out on her ninth career singles title. She was also undone by 10 double faults.
Medjedovic earns milestone victory in Marseille
Serbian Hamad Medjedovic had little trouble handling No. 1-seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia, capturing a 6-3, 6-2 upset on Saturday in the semi-finals of the Open 13 Provence in Marseille, France.
Medjedovic had zero wins against top-10 opponents before downing Medvedev, who sits at eighth in the world rankings. It took only 72 minutes for the 21-year-old to pull off the stunning victory, in which he collected seven aces and saved 3 of 5 break points.
France's Ugo Humbert, the No. 2 seed, will collide with Medjedovic in the final.
Humbert put together a straight-set win of his own, taking 29 of 35 first-serve points en route to a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Zizou Bergs of Belgium.
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